course placement & placement testing

Course Placement&

Placement Testing

Knowing which courses to take each semester is an important part of being a college student. You’ll learn more about how to do this in future modules on curriculum, advising, and registration.

But for now, you need to know whether you need to take placement tests, and if so, which ones, and when.

Oxford students have many choices when selecting courses each semester.

However, for some courses, it is necessary

to ensure that you have the appropriate

knowledge or skill level before enrolling in

the course you want to take.

Oxford accomplishes this in

several different ways that

vary by academic

discipline.

Where possible, we use your high school transcript and standardized test scores to determine your appropriate level in a discipline.

This is the case in: - French, Spanish, Latin, Arabic, Biology; - English for native speakers with SAT verbal scores at or above 550, or ACT scores at or above 23. You and your advisor will be informed at orientation of the level of course you are eligible to take.

In other cases, students must take actual

placement tests, administered on-campus

during orientation.

This is the case for:

English courses for non-native English speakers;

Students w/lower than 550 verbal SAT;

Students w/below 23 on the ACT).

You and your advisor will both be notified

of your placement before you register

during orientation.

Math placement is accomplished through a

combination of:

- self-placement based on previous

coursework taken

- on-line self-placement tests taken over

the summer - a placement exam

taken on-campus at orientation

Students wishing to take Chemistry must

complete an on-line placement test by

August 1 to determine correct placement.

The links on the following slides will take you to the

Chemistry test and the required mathematics self-

placement tests, as well as to more thorough explanations

of how placement is determined in each curricular area.

These links will take you to explanations

of the placement requirements for

courses you wish to take in English,

Foreign Language, Biology, Chemistry,

and Mathematics.

Follow the links to the Chemistry exam

and math self-placement tests as

needed.

Placement Links

Language Courses

Mathematics Courses

Science Courses

Swim Courses

Course Placement&

Placement Testing

Good Luck!